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AUTHOR
Stillwell, John.
TITLE
Yearning for the impossible : the surprising truths of mathematics / John Stillwell.
IMPRINT
Wellesley : A. K. Peters, 2006.
DESCRIPTION
230 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
NOTE
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENT NOTE
The irrational -- The imaginary -- The horizon -- The infinitesimal -- Curved space -- The fourth dimension -- The ideal -- Periodic space -- The infinite -- Epilogue.
SUMMARY
"This book explores the history of mathematics from the perspective of the creative tension between common sense and the "impossible" as the author follows the discovery or invention of new concepts that have marked mathematical progress."-- Provided by publisher.
SUBJECT
Mathematics -- History.
SUBJECT
Mathematics.
DISCIPLINE
Mathematics.
ISBN
9781568812540 (hbk.).
Location
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Status
English Book Collection
510 STI
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